"In seiner "History of the Mystery" schildert der weltbekannte Redakteur der "Review of Reviews" (Stead) die südafrikanischen Wirren im Jahre 1895. Im ersten Kapitel läßt er seinen intimen Freund Cecil Rhodes [...] über seine imperialistischen Ideen erzählen: „[...] Meine große Idee ist die Lösung des sozialen Problems, d.h., um die vierzig Millionen Einwohner des Vereinigten Königreichs vor einem mörderischen Bürgerkrieg zu schützen, müssen wir Kolonialpolitiker neue Ländereien erschließen, um den Überschuß an Bevölkerung aufzunehmen, und neue Absatzgebiete schaffen für die Waaren, die sie in ihren Fabriken und Minen erzeugen. Das Empire, das habe ich stets gesagt, ist eine Magenfrage. Wenn Sie den Bürgerkrieg nicht wollen, müssen Sie Imperialisten werden.“"
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Cecil Rhodes
1853 – 1902
britischer Politiker, Premierminister der Kapkolonie (1890-96)
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